Bear Carving With Abalone Eye - Carver: Connie Edwards

Article number:	210000006934
Availability:	In stock

Artist: Connie Edwards
Penekakut Island

Dimensions: 12”x 6.5”x 1”
Weight: 0.275kg

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Bear: The Bear is a great hunter and symbolizes strength and power. Always treated as a high-ranking guest by many of the cultural groups on the coast, it is also known by for its human-like qualities. The characteristics of the bear that are symbolized in Northwest Coast are a short blunt nose with conspicuous teeth, a protruding tongue, small upright ears and claw-like fore and hind paws.